Physical Therapist Salary in Louisiana (2026)
The average Physical Therapist in Louisiana earns around $98,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $75,590/year ($6,299/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $75,590 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $6,299 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,907 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $36/hr |
Federal Tax | $12,730 |
State Tax | $2,183 |
FICA Taxes | $7,497 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 22.87% |
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Physical Therapist Salary Ranges in Louisiana
Not all Physical Therapists earn the same — not even close
Louisiana's physical therapist market is anchored by Ochsner Health rehabilitation services (the country's largest US health system HQ'd in LA with substantial inpatient + outpatient + sports medicine PT across ~40 hospitals + ~400 clinics), LCMC Health NOLA rehab (Touro Rehab Center + UMC NOLA inpatient rehab + Children's Hospital pediatric PT), Tulane Medical Center NOLA PT, LSU Health New Orleans rehab + LSU Health Shreveport rehab teaching hospitals, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center BR rehab, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New Orleans + Encompass Health BR, Christus Health Shreveport + Willis-Knighton Bossier rehab, plus LSU Health New Orleans Department of Physical Therapy + LSU Health Shreveport DPT + Loyola DPT + LA Tech Ruston DPT (the only four LA DPT-granting institutions) producing ~150 DPTs annually combined.
Senior Inpatient PT (Hospital)
$85,000–$118,000
Inpatient acute PT at Ochsner + LCMC + Tulane + UMC NOLA + LSU Health · acute + ICU + post-surgical
Senior Outpatient PT
$78,000–$108,000
Outpatient PT at Ochsner + private practice · orthopedic + sports medicine + post-surgical
Senior Sports Medicine PT
$82,000–$118,000
Sports medicine PT at Ochsner Sports Medicine + LSU Athletics + Saints + Pelicans · team PT
Senior Inpatient Rehab (Encompass)
$82,000–$115,000
Encompass NOLA + Encompass BR + Encompass Lafayette · CARF-accredited acute rehab + stroke + TBI
Senior Home Health PT
$92,000–$128,000+
Home health PT at LA · per-visit rate · LA Medicare advantage growth + post-hospital discharge
Senior Pediatric PT (Children's NOLA)
$78,000–$112,000
Pediatric PT at Children's Hospital NOLA + Our Lady of the Lake Children's + ECI + school-based
Senior Travel PT / Crisis Rate
$2,200–$3,200+/wk
Hurricane-season crisis travel PT rates · post-Ida + Laura surge · skilled nursing + acute
Senior PT Manager / Director
$98,000–$148,000
PT Director at LA Magnet + tertiary hospitals · clinical leadership + multi-site
Mid-Level PT (3-6 yrs)
$72,000–$95,000
Functional PT IC at LA outpatient + hospital · transitioning to senior band
New Grad DPT (0-3 yrs)
$62,000–$78,000
New grad DPT · LSU Health NOLA DPT + LSU Health Shreveport DPT + Loyola DPT + LA Tech DPT pipeline
Worth knowing: Ochsner Sports Medicine is one of the country's most distinctive US health-system-integrated sports medicine + physical therapy programs HQ'd in LA and a feature most national PT surveys understate for LA. Ochsner Sports Medicine (the substantial New Orleans Saints NFL team physician + New Orleans Pelicans NBA team physician + LSU Athletics team physician + Tulane Athletics team physician relationships — the largest Gulf South sports medicine partnership cluster, founded as a multi-decade Ochsner expansion building on Ochsner's substantial cardiology + orthopedic + neurosurgery anchor specialties) operates substantial sports medicine + orthopedic + concussion + PT + athletic training work supporting Saints + Pelicans + LSU SEC + Tulane AAC + Saints Camp + Pelicans practice facility + LSU Tiger Athletic Department + the substantial NOLA + BR + Shreveport youth + high school + collegiate sports medicine referral catchment. Senior Ochsner Sports Medicine PTs clear $82-118K. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New Orleans + Encompass Health BR + Encompass Health Lafayette (Encompass Health is the country's largest US-domiciled inpatient rehab operator HQ'd Birmingham AL) operate substantial LA acute rehab + stroke + TBI + spinal cord injury inpatient rehabilitation work. The four LA DPT-granting institutions (LSU Health NOLA DPT + LSU Health Shreveport DPT + Loyola DPT + LA Tech Ruston DPT) collectively produce ~150 DPTs annually feeding LA + Gulf South PT demand. LA's Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PT Compact) participation since 2019 supports LA PT practice across all PTLC member states. LA's flat 3% (post-2024 Act 11) + LA RTW since 1976 + no state estate tax (repealed 2008) + LA Citizens hurricane premium offset + NOLA + BR + Lafayette cost of living advantage.
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